Arizona Fires! – US Champion Corky Carroll surfs the first rideable wavepool in the US in 1969

During the pool’s crowded surf-mat sessions, Big Surf looks more dangerous than both a game of Tlachtli and the mythical island home of that giant gorilla combined. “Pacific Vibrations” isn’t the only film to feature Big Surf, it was where Rick Kane learned to ride waves before becoming a Pipe Master in the incredibly-and often overly-quotable 1987 Hollywood film “North Shore.